October 22, 2015

Birdville ISD e-nlightened

employee newsletter

Board of Trustees Meeting Summary

The Board of Trustees met in regular session on Thursday, October 22. The following link will provide you a summary of actions taken at their meeting.
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October 9 Elementary Planning as Learning Day
All who participated in the collaborative planning day for elementary

October 9 District Professional Learning Day
All secondary and other elementary or K-12 groups who were not part of the Elementary Planning as Learning Day

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Red Ribbon Week Activities

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Digital Learning Fall Conference/EdCamp 2015
(Saturday, Oct. 17)

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Team Birdville would like to invite everyone in our district to go "Pink Out" and wear your pink shirts on Friday, Oct. 23 in order to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month. You may already have this scheduled on a certain day this month and if so, let's do it again districtwide!

Digital Learning

PROJECT INNOVATE

The new shipment of Project Innovate iPads has arrived!

November and December classes are open for registration in Eduphoria Workshop.

Click here for direct access to live registration links on the Birdville Digital Learning Project Innovate website.

Note: You must attend the full 1 1/2 hours to receive your Project Innovate iPad. Sessions begin at 4:00 or 4:30. Be sure to register for one that will allow you to arrive at the BISD Technology Department Training lab in time for the beginning of your session.

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Click here: CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS WEEK'S SPOTLIGHT TEACHERS:

Emily Shipman, Birdville High School

Esmeralda Elhamad, Watauga Middle School

Lindsay Griffis and 5th Grade Team, Birdville Elementary

Lisa Bradley, North Oaks Middle School

Kathy Grupe, West Birdville Elementary

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TEACHER TOOL OF THE WEEK: GOCONQR!

GoConqr is a free teaching site that allows teachers to create mind maps, flashcards, and quizzes. It also has access to other teaching resources. The mind maps alone make this a site worth looking into.